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Compared with the KBO register · free

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“JOSWI”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • JOSWI same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Haacht · since 2024
  • Josti very similar
    Roeselare · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • J.O.S. similar
    Abbreviation of JONGE ONDERNEMENDE STUDENTEN · Gistel · since 2003
  • J.O.S. similar
    Abbreviation of JAARMARKTORGANISATIE STEENHUFFEL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Londerzeel · since 2015
  • J.O.S. similar
    Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2015
  • J.O.S. similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
  • JOS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2021
  • JOS similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2009
  • JOS + similar
    Joinery installation · Gent · since 2011
  • JOS similar
    Name of an establishment of HALF VIER · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
  • Jo's similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • J.O.S. similar
    Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Aalst · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Cafés and bars · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2020
  • JOS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Jeugdwerk Ondersteunen in Sint-Niklaas · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015

What this check does and does not say

  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

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